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ModSecurity: History & Overview

ModSecurity, sometimes called Modsec, is an open-source web application firewall (WAF). Originally designed as a module for the Apache HTTP Server, it has evolved to provide an array of Hypertext Transfer Protocol request and response filtering capabilities along with other security features across a number of different platforms including Apache HTTP…

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ModSecurity topic overview

The analysis highlights History and Overview as prominent areas in the source structure around ModSecurity.

Related topics
15
Source areas
2
Connected nodes
17
Extracted relationships
47
Concept neighborhoods
15
Bridge connections
17

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Overview · 11 topics
History · 4 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Available in
English
Developers
OWASP, formerly Trustwave SpiderLabs
License
Apache License 2.0
Original author
Ivan Ristić
Release
November 2002; 23 years ago (2002-11)
Repository
github.com/SpiderLabs/ModSecurity

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

History

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How ModSecurity connects Entity context

The extracted context around ModSecurity shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, ModSecurity → American-Israeli, Apache, Apache HTTP Server, As, August, Black Hat Briefings, Breach, Breach Security, Development, February, Hence, IIS, In December, Ivan, Ivan Ristić, Ivan's, June, Microsoft, November, October Another extracted example is ModSecurity → Apache, Archived, Debian/UbuntuLinux ModSecurity Introduction, Install, Official, To Set Up, Wayback MachineSearchsecurity. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

ModSecurity

Top relations

related to history · 31
ModSecurity → American-Israeli, Apache, Apache HTTP Server, As, August, Black Hat Briefings, Breach, Breach Security, Development, February, Hence, IIS, In December, Ivan, Ivan Ristić, Ivan's, June, Microsoft, November, October
related to External links · 7
ModSecurity → Apache, Archived, Debian/UbuntuLinux ModSecurity Introduction, Install, Official, To Set Up, Wayback MachineSearchsecurity
Available in · 1
ModSecurity → English
Developers · 1
ModSecurity → OWASP, formerly Trustwave SpiderLabs
License · 1
ModSecurity → Apache License 2.0
Original author · 1
ModSecurity → Ivan Ristić
Release · 1
ModSecurity → November 2002; 23 years ago (2002-11)
Repository · 1
ModSecurity → github.com/SpiderLabs/ModSecurity
Stable release · 1
ModSecurity → 3.0.14 / 25 February 2025; 17 months ago (25 February 2025)
Website · 1
ModSecurity → https://owasp.org/www-project-modsecurity/

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

apache security rule owasp released server web application engine http ivan license version configuration communications open-source software set nginx ristić

ModSecurity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 47 structured relationships around ModSecurity. Examples in this analysis include ModSecurity → Available in → English and ModSecurity → Developers → OWASP, formerly Trustwave SpiderLabs. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ModSecurityAvailable inEnglish1.00infobox
ModSecurityDevelopersOWASP, formerly Trustwave SpiderLabs1.00infobox
ModSecurityLicenseApache License 2.01.00infobox
ModSecurityOriginal authorIvan Ristić1.00infobox
ModSecurityReleaseNovember 2002; 23 years ago (2002-11)1.00infobox
ModSecurityRepositorygithub.com/SpiderLabs/ModSecurity1.00infobox
ModSecurityStable release3.0.14 / 25 February 2025; 17 months ago (25 February 2025)1.00infobox
ModSecurityWebsitehttps://owasp.org/www-project-modsecurity/1.00infobox
ModSecurityWritten inC++ (3.x), C (2.x)1.00infobox
ModSecurityrelated to External linksOfficial0.60section
ModSecurityrelated to External linksTo Set Up0.60section
ModSecurityrelated to External linksApache0.60section

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around ModSecurity bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Apache, Trustwave and Web. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • ModSecurity
    • Apache
    • Trustwave
    • Web
    • License
    • Server
    • Deployed
    • Waf
    • Module
    • Open-source
    • Set
    • Engine
    • Owasp
  • modsecurity
    • Apache
    • Trustwave
    • Web
    • License
    • Server
    • Deployed
    • Waf
    • Module
    • Open-source
    • Set
    • Engine
    • Owasp
  • apache http server
    • Server
    • Module
    • Http
    • License
    • Modsecurity
    • Engine
    • Web
    • Security
    • Originally
    • Nginx
    • Trustwave
    • Available
  • apache license
    • Module
    • Http
    • Software
    • Trustwave
    • License
    • Server
    • Modsecurity
    • Security
    • Originally
    • Nginx
    • Available
    • Released
  • http
    • Server
    • Module
    • Available
    • Filtering
    • Hypertext
    • Iis
    • Microsoft
    • Originally
    • Protocol
    • Provide
    • Transfer
    • Communications
  • web application firewall
    • Application
    • Web
    • Engine
    • Owasp
    • Server
    • Available
    • Deployed
    • Free
    • Modsecurity
    • Waf
    • Module
    • Open-source
  • hypertext transfer protocol
    • Filtering
    • Hypertext
    • Protocol
    • Transfer
    • Iis
    • Language
    • Microsoft
    • Originally
    • Provide
    • Rules
    • Communications
    • Configuration
  • owasp
    • Ivan
    • Available
    • Provide
    • Ristić
    • Set
    • Trustwave
    • Written
    • Rule
    • Web
    • Server
    • Released
    • Security

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For ModSecurity, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects ModSecurity with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
ModSecurity — Overview · splits 6 ⟂ 12
ModSecurity — History · splits 13 ⟂ 5

Map overview Semantic statistics

ModSecurity

Nodes18
Edges17
Triples47
Avg. degree1.89
Density0.111111
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around ModSecurity to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History & Overview, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — ModSecurity · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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